Archive for February, 2012

From left to right: David Sword, OCC Chair; Pradeep Sood - Past-Chair, Ontario Chamber of Commerce; Steve Hudson, Acting President of Niagara College and Len Crispino.

A reception was held on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto to honour the retirement and celebrate the leadership of Len Crispino at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. In recognition of Len’s commitment to education and his service as Chair of the Board of Governors of Niagara College, the Board of Directors of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce presented a donation of $10,000 to establish the Len Crispino – Ontario Chamber of Commerce Bursary. This endowed award will be given annually to a Niagara College student in financial need who is in the Business or Wine & Viticulture program.

An award was presented by Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) to Lucas Gwilliam, 3rd year student in the Business Administration – International Business, in recognition of his business venture “Success Built In”, a website design company which specializes in cost efficient websites for small business.

SIFE is an international organization that brings together post-secondary students, academic professionals and industry leaders to contribute their business talents to projects that improve the lives of people worldwide.